Stu Warren, Hobart

Sydney Thunder paceman Dirk Nannes admitted his team's recent performances had been below par, but said time would be the only remedy for the beleaguered Big Bash League outfit.

Speaking in the wake of a 73-run thrashing at the hands of Ben Dunk and the Hobart Hurricanes on Saturday, which was the Thunder's 19th consecutive defeat, Nannes was nothing if not honest in his appraisal of the side's BBL campaign.

''Our first four games were pretty decent but the last couple of games we haven't been very competitive,'' he said. ''We've got to think on our feet a little better. I thought it took us too long to adjust to what the wicket was and how we should be bowling on it. We've got to get better at that, better at the simple things and playing smart.''

Some 750 days have passed since the Thunder last won a BBL match, a statistic that suggests the record losing streak is the result of widespread inexperience as much as poor form.

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''I don't think it's a form thing,'' Nannes said. ''Look at the experience across our group, a form thing means there's ups and downs but these guys are still wet behind the ears.

''The more we play hopefully these guys are learning and everyone in our team is learning, and hopefully there's a win around the corner.''

Having been on the receiving end of Dunk's clean hitting, Nannes heaped praise on the Hobart opener who now holds the record for fastest half-century and highest score this BBL season.

''It was chalk and cheese between him and anyone else in the game really, so hats off to him. He won the game right from the start,'' he said.

The modest keeper-batsman smashed 96 runs from 54 deliveries as the Hurricanes racked up 5-167 from their 20 overs. ''I think I was fortunate enough to be in at the right time,'' Dunk said.

''The new ball skidded on and they were probably a touch slower in terms of getting the tactics right. More importantly we got the win. It was a pretty ordinary loss in Perth and the onus was squarely on our batting group and to bounce back in four days, have that turnaround and post a really competitive score.''

The Thunder never really threatened to upset the home side after losing trump card Michael Hussey for just two runs in the third over.

Ben Laughlin (3-8) and Cameron Boyce (3-25) finished with the pick of the figures as Hobart returned to form in a particularly one-sided affair.

Usman Khawaja (28 from 30 deliveries) played a typically classy knock but when he could only lift a Laughlin slower ball to Ben Hilfenhaus at deep cover, the Thunder had lurched to 4-50 in the 10th over and Hobart supporters began to celebrate on the hill.

The Thunder continued to unravel on a perfect afternoon for batting, dropping wickets at regular intervals in a performance reminiscent of their last-start capitulation against the Brisbane Heat.

Laughlin and Boyce rattled through the Thunder's lower order as the match hurtled to a close in the 17th over to provide a big boost in net run-rate for the home side.

The win is a much-needed shot in the arm for the Hurricanes who will now leapfrog Adelaide Strikers into fourth place on the BBL ladder with three fixtures to play.

The Thunder's hopeless plight was best illustrated by a calamitous 12th over run-out. Jason Floros (12) and Kurtis Patterson (11) were camped at the same end of the Bellerive pitch as Travis Birt nonchalantly whipped off the bails to send Floros packing, making it 5-64.